These Days Children are Under Increasing Stress (upper).hwp
these days kids are under increasing stress.wma
These Days, Children Are Under Increasing Stress 중급/중고급
Gone are the days when kids’ lives consist of two things: school and play. These days life is just as busy and stressful for kids as it is for adults. Their lives are jam packed with homework, different sports, music or dance lessons, tutors and extra-curricular clubs and activities. We adults think that kids have it made because they’re at school instead of work, but from the kid’s point of view life can be very stressful.
Take time to talk to your children and, most importantly, to listen to them. If they are stressed out and overwhelmed because they have too much on their plate, help them eliminate some of that stress. I’m an advocate of teaching kids to finish what they start, even if they’re not having the best time, but if their school work is suffering because of a sport or an activity that makes them miserable you need to weigh it against your child’s grades and well-being.
Help your children to organize their time so they can get everything done in a day without feeling overwhelmed. Make sure they balance hard work with some play time to help them relieve stress.
<QUESTIONS>
1. Do you feel like when you were young you were under a lot of pressure and stress?
2. What part of your life do you feel will be the most stressful (like childhood, university, or even old age)? What part do you think will be the most care free?
3. How does stress affect you? How do you deal with it? What ways are the best when it comes to getting rid of stress?
4. These days, what are you most concerned about? How often do you think about it? What advice have people given you to help you with this situation?
5. Do you think that this is the best time in history to grow up in? In your opinion when might have been an even better time to have been a child and young adult?
6. What are the good points and the drawbacks to filling children's lives with activities and high expectations? Do you think its worth it?